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Covid-19: EU and UK 'reset' relations, and the vaccine's journey in pictures

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Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday. We'll have another update for you on Monday morning. 1. EU and UK to 'reset' relations after NI vaccine row The UK and European Union will "reset" relations after Brussels triggered a provision in the Brexit deal to control vaccine exports, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has said. Ministers said they are confident that the EU will not block vaccines entering the UK. It comes after Brussels reversed its widely-condemned decision which could have seen checks at the Irish border. Reuters 2. How the vaccine will reach your arm An unprecedented global scientific effort has led to the development of a number of coronavirus vaccines, which promise to help protect the world's most vulnerable from Covid-19. This explainer from the BBC Visual Journalism Team shows how those vaccines got from the science lab to people's arms in record time. P...

Russia braces for latest Navalny protests

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EPA Russian authorities have closed metro stations and are restricting movement in Moscow ahead of planned rallies in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Many restaurants and shops in the city centre will be closed and overground transport will be diverted. More than 4,000 people were arrested across Russia during rallies last week. Mr Navalny was jailed on his return to Russia after recovering from an attempt to kill him with a nerve agent. The opposition figure was arrested on 17 January for not complying with a suspended sentence. He had only just arrived from Berlin, where he spent months recovering from the near-fatal attack. Russian anti-Putin anger spreads: 'We have to protest' Alexei Navalny: Russia's vociferous Putin critic Putin condemns protests as Western concern grows Russian authorities say he was supposed to report to police regularly because of a suspended sentence for embezzlement. Mr Navalny...

Covid: EU and UK 'reset' relations after NI vaccine row

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Reuters The UK and European Union will "reset" relations after Brussels triggered a provision in the Brexit deal to control vaccine exports, the Cabinet Office minister has said. Ministers said they are confident that the EU will not block vaccines entering the UK. It comes after Brussels reversed its widely-condemned decision which could have seen checks at the Irish border. Michael Gove added the European Commission recognised its "mistake". He said he had spoken with European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič and the pair had agreed to put the people of Northern Ireland first. EU 'fiasco' on NI heaps pressure on Commission What's the problem with the EU's vaccine programme? WHO criticises EU over vaccine export controls Mr Gove said the UK was "on track" to deliver 15 million jabs by 15 February, adding that the UK's programme would continue as planned. And Foreign Secretary D...

Man Utd's Marcus Rashford racially abused on social media

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Last updated on 30 January 2021 30 January 2021 . From the section Man Utd Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford says he was subjected to "humanity and social media at its worst" after receiving racist abuse on Saturday night. The 22-year-old, who was awarded the MBE for his work fighting child food poverty, received multiple racist messages on Instagram on Saturday. They were sent to the England striker after his club's 0-0 draw with Arsenal. "I'm a black man and I live every day proud that I am," he said on Twitter external-link . "No-one, or no one comment, is going to make me feel any different. So sorry if you were looking for a strong reaction, you're just simply not going to get it here. "I'm not sharing screenshots. It would be irresponsible to do so and as you can imagine there's nothing original in them. "I have beautiful children of all colours following me and they don't need to read it. Be...

Where Should I Retire?: I can afford a $300,000 home in a ski town ‘but not if it comes with $6,000 a year in HOA dues’ — so where can I retire?

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Dear MarketWatch, We will be retiring, hopefully in 2021, with about $30,000 to $40,000 in annual income from a pension. I would love to live in Summit County, Colorado, where all the awesome stuff is — mountain biking, skiing, paddle boarding — but it’s outrageously expensive.  In retirement I plan to teach skiing and would love to have worked at Copper Mountain, but I can’t afford anything around there. You got any advice for mountain areas like that where I may be able to afford something? We could probably afford a $250,000 or $300,000 house but not if it comes with $6,000 a year in HOA dues. Please let me know what you think. I’m getting desperate and discouraged. Mac Dear Mac, Yup, popular ski towns are expensive. And as I pointed out to someone with the same problem but a bigger budget , it’s not like officials in these places are rushing to get more housing built. And the coronavirus pandemic has only made great mountain towns even more expensive by turning so many o...

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